Posted by Ritch on April 26, 2005, at 12:21:19
In reply to Re: to play the devil`s advocate, posted by linkadge on April 26, 2005, at 10:21:04
>... Unfortunately, in this rat race of a society, telling a teacher or employer that you are getting depressed from the demands, simply menas that the rewards go to the ones who are dealing with the demands. We have created a society where saying "no" brings failure or shame.
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> Anyhow, I was meant to feel that failure to perform was a problem with my brain chemistry, so I got on the medication merry-go-round...It sounds like the "Brave New World" is evidently here and now. This somehow reminds me of something Kurt Vonnegut was writing about once regarding the future and that nobody would be afraid of anything any more (I esp. liked his fictional drug "tribenzodeportamil"). Cosmetic psychopharmacology? Endless productivity enhancement through the latest chemistry? Nip and tuck for your brain? It does seem that when people are getting a little behind in their work or depressed about it.. they end up on an SSRI or Stratterra or WB to help them focus. Perhaps all this just prevents proper restructuring of things (socially generally) by just treating symptoms...?
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